​​This turn of the century epic tale is a passionate story of three sisters as they strive for freedom and independence and follow their hearts to unexpected places, from a master storyteller.
For readers of Fiona McIntosh, Nicole Alexander and Natasha Lester.
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​Sydney, Christmas, 1901. Federation has been achieved but Australian women are yet to gain the right to vote in their new nation's elections. Bolshy, boisterous Frankie Merriweather is a passionate advocate for women's rights, determined to dedicate herself to the cause, never marrying or becoming a mother. She can't understand her artistic sister Ivy, who wants a life of ease and beauty with her soon-to-be fiance, law student Patrick Earle. Meanwhile, their married sister Aggie volunteers in an orphanage, decrying the inequality of Australia's social classes ... and longing to hold a baby in her arms. When an accident takes Ivy, wounded and ill, into the violent and lawless zone of the Hawkesbury River, a year of change begins. Ivy's burgeoning friendship with her saviour Riley Logan, a smuggler, and his sister, the poverty stricken but valiant Fiona, will alter the lives of all three women forever.

Other bestselling novels by Mary-Anne O'Connor:


​'Through her sensitivity, beautiful writing and gift as a story teller O’Connor’s
readers will come to know and love her characters'
​ - Weekly Times

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​'Wins over the reader with the clarity of her characters and a strong plot'
- Mike Bruce, Daily Telegraph
'War Flower is a roller-coaster of emotions. One minute it will have you laughing; the next you'll be heartbroken. It's that good.' - Good Reading Magazine
"In a Great Southern Land  is another highly regarded novel from Mary-Anne O’Connor, a superior voice in Australian historical fiction. - Mrs B Book Reviews
​'Aussie author Mary-Anne O’Connor was utterly, heartbreakingly brilliant!' - Brenda, Netgalley
'Heart-warming and heart-wrenching' - the Hoopla 
'Moved us deeply'- Apple iBooks 
'Will stay with you well after you have finished reading it' - QBD bookstores
​'A fresh, new voice in Australian fiction' - A Reader's Heaven
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